Proverbs

Proverbs 8:33–34

³³Listen to instruction and be wise;

do not ignore it.

³⁴Blessed is the man who listens to me,

watching daily at my doors,

waiting at the posts of my doorway.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Listen	שִׁמְע֖וּ	šim·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
to instruction	מוּסָ֥ר	mū·sār	Noun - masculine singular	H4148 discipline
and be wise	וַחֲכָ֗מוּ	wa·ḥă·ḵā·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2449 be wise
do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
ignore it	תִּפְרָֽעוּ׃	tip̄·rā·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6544 act as leader, lead (?)

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Blessed	אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי	’aš·rê	Interjection	H835 happiness, blessedness
is the man	אָדָם֮	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
who listens	שֹׁמֵ֪עַֽ֫	šō·mê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8085 hear
to me	לִ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
watching	לִשְׁקֹ֣ד	liš·qōḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8245 watch, wake
daily	י֤וֹם׀	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my doors	דַּ֭לְתֹתַי	dal·ṯō·ṯay	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H1817 door
waiting	לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר	liš·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
at the posts	מְזוּזֹ֥ת	mə·zū·zōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4201 door-post, gate-post
of my doorway	פְּתָחָֽי׃	pə·ṯā·ḥāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 8:33 Proverbs 4:1 · Psalm 81:11–12 · Proverbs 1:8 · Proverbs 5:1 · Proverbs 1:2–3 · Romans 10:16–17 · Hebrews 12:25 · Proverbs 1:21 · Isaiah 55:1–3

Proverbs 8:34 Luke 11:28 · Matthew 7:24 · Proverbs 3:13 · Psalm 27:4 · Luke 10:39 · Acts 2:42 · Psalm 84:10 · Acts 17:11–12 · Proverbs 3:18 · Proverbs 2:3–4 · Proverbs 1:21 · Psalm 92:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.